MLA Katrine Conroy resigns as party whip
Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy released the following statement concerning her position on the opposition caucus executive. I have resigned my position as Whip for the Opposition caucus. Caucus was informed of my decision today. The position of Whip is elected by caucus members and it is a role that I have held unchallenged...
Mount Sentinel student in stable condition following early morning accident
The Nelson Daily staffAn 18-year-old Mount Sentinel student is reported to be in serious, but stable condition at the Trail Regional Hospital following a highway accident west of the junction at South Slocan near Shoreacres Thursday morning.Michael Reinhart was cycling on Highway 3A when he somehow left the shoulder of the ...
City opts into regional tourism promotion
City council, at its regular meeting Monday night, voted to pay $4,350 for inclusion in a SnowSeekers promotion designed to funnel ski tourists for Rd Mountain and White Mountain through the Castlegar's regional aiport. "The West Kootenay Regional Airport would be promoted as 'the' airport ...to access the two ski hills,"...
Police release name of man killed in Monday's collision
Polce have released the name of an 81-year-old man who succumbed to his injuries in hospital after a head-on collision near Fairview Monday. Frederick William Pearce, of Trail, died from injuries sustained when the vehicle in which he was a passenger crossed the centre line of Highway 22 and hit a truck head-on. The driver ...
Proposed utility hike sees rare division in city council
A vote to raise utility rates in Castlegar saw a rare division of city council Monday night, with the hike narrowly defeated in a 3-3 decision. In his report to council, city director of financial services Andre Buss pointed out the $66 million of infrastructure maintenance required in coming years, and said, “New Interior...
Second Castlegar man facing sex-related charges has his day in court
An 18-year-old Castlegar man has been convicted in the courts of Possession of Child Pornography (this case is not related to the case heard in court yesterday, involving a 24-year-old local man's activities on Facebook). The 18-year-old received a sentence of 14 days in jail, along with three years of probation. He also...
Rally prompts unanimous vote to preserve Castlegar's ultrasound service
A public rally to oppose an Interior Health (IH) decision to move Castlegar's ultrasound machine to Trail drew more than 100 people to the Complex Wednesday night, and netted attendees an unanimous vote from the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District. The district voted unanimously for a resolution supporting continued...
TECH TALK: Finally, an anti-virus offering Mac users will want to check out
Well, it's happened. I am now recommending anti-virus for Macs. Is there some new development? Are they more vulnerable now for some reason? No, the threat hasn't changed, just the response options. Macs run very differently from Windows. The only way to get a virus is to deliberately install it. If you check out this blog...
Investigation continues into alleged local sex offender
A court appearance today has not led police to desist with an ongoing investigation into the activities of a 24-year-old Castlegar man accused of several sex-related offenses. The male was originally charged in early September, with two counts of sexual interference, two counts of sexual assault, one count of possession of...
Man dies from injuries in Monday's car crash near Fairview
An 81-year-old local man has succumbed to injuries he sustained during a car crash Monday that sent seven people to hospital. The man was a passenger in the first vehicle, which strayed across the centre line and hit an oncoming truck head on. The driver and other passenger of that first car remain in hospital with serious ...
